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Shanghai's Black Eye
Expats are ditching the city, jeopardizing efforts to turn it into a top financial hub in Asia
The Best A Man Can Get?
To be more relevant to younger consumers, Gillette introduced a retro line of men’s grooming products and teamed up with Bugatti on a $170 razor. The strategy seems to have pulled the company out of a, uh, hairy situation
Style Points
Shaina Taub, writer and composer of the off-Broadway hit Suffs, takes on The Devil Wears Prada—with some help from Elton John
The End of China's Bulk-Buying Boom
A distinctive form of e-commerce is in free fall after a shift in attitude in Beijing
STEAMED
FOR A MEASURE OF JUST HOW FED UP AMERICAN WORKERS ARE, LOOK TO STARBUCKS, WHERE BARISTAS ARE UNIONIZING ALA PACE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNIMAGINABLE A YEAR AGO AND INSPIRING SIMILAR ACTIVISM ELSEWHERE
Wall Street Comes to Nashville
AllianceBernstein relocated 1,000 jobs in an effort to save $80 million a year
Why Land Is Key to Brazil's Presidency
Lagging Lula in polls, Bolsonaro is wooing rural voters by giving squatters title to their farms
Democrats' Inflation Anguish
Legislators are appealing to the White House to "do more" to contain prices
A Pharaoh Goes to Oxford
The star of the opera Akhnaten takes his role so seriously, he’s been offered a fellowship in Egyptology
But What If There Aren't Plenty Of Fish in the Sea?
Investors say Forever Oceans’ technology will help build a new kind of marine farm
China's Stimulus Won't Bail Out the World
The drag from lockdowns will largely cancel any boost from new spending
How Mexico Claimed The Tourism Crown
The country defied the pandemic to become a top destination
Desire for Face Time Revives Business Travel
Companies are reporting more trips, proving doomsayers from the pandemic's darkest days wrong
ON JAPAN'S FRONT LINES
Dispatches from Asia's new Cold War
It's Not About You
At this year's Venice Biennale, the exhibitions have moved away from identity and portraiture toward a new end: The future
No More Play Money
A very long investing party is ending, and a nasty hangover awaits. But maybe markets will start making sense again?
A Crackdown Is Coming
Federal investigators are looking all over Wall Street for evidence of market rigging
A Juice Boost
Belkin's latest power bank will get your gadgets charged when outlets are hard to find
THIS ROUND'S ON BITCOIN
A Singaporean watering hole develops a devoted following among crypto enthusiasts
Worst Zestimate Ever
Why Zillow’s home-flipping moonshot never got out of orbit
U.S. Steel's Maxi Bet on Mini Mills
The metallurgical giant is betting on a new technology—and region—to survive
Carbon Capture Comes Of Age
Delays in cutting emissions have opened opportunities for technologies promising to undo climate damage
The Oxymoronic Life of ESG ETFs
Passive funds with a do-good focus have become one of the hottest corners of finance
Bottom-Fishing Can Be Scary
In a rough year for stocks, it’s tempting to try to grab bargains now. Just be careful
The Next Abortion Battle
If the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, the fight will shift to access to the abortion pill
Digitizing Public Notices
A startup helps papers bring government disclosures online to fend off rivals
Gentlemen, Start Your REVENUE STREAMS!
New owners have given stodgy F1 an American makeover. Can the racing series and its photogenic stars finally crack the world’s biggest sports market?
Flipping a Switch On Heart Attacks
Verve Therapeutics proposes a genetic therapy to stop the buildup of bad cholesterol
How to Stop a Cyberwar
The escalating conflict with Russia has added urgency to a debate over U.S. policy
Left Behind By Long Covid
As the world pretends the pandemic is over, at least half a million children in the U.S. are struggling